Pickup Craps – Tricks and Strategies: The Background of Craps
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Dice and dice games date back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but current craps is approximately 100 years old. Current craps formed from the 12th Century Anglo game called Hazard. No one knows for certain the origin of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been made up by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the 12th century. It is believed that Sir William’s knights enjoyed Hazard during a blockade on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was derived from the castle’s name.
Early French settlers imported the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 1700s, when driven away by the English, the French moved south and settled in southern Louisiana where they a while later became known as Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they took their best-loved game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns streamlined the game and made it more mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns adjusted the name to craps, which is acquired from the term for the non-winning throw of 2 in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi riverboats and all over the nation. A great many consider the dice maker John H. Winn as the founder of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn developed the current craps layout. He created the Don’t Pass line so gamblers could bet on the dice to lose. Later, he designed the spots for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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